8 10 3176 https://digitalexhibitions.arquives.ca/files/original/6a6083afe215181a81aa52d08f683251.jpg c2c53a2464bfd69c12de9a8f01eae285 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bernard Courte (1949-1991) Description An account of the resource Gay activist, educationalist and writer, Bernard Courte, was raised in Weir, Quebec, where he was told to 'speak white'. Bernard learned English out of necessity. This and an early traumatic experience with homophobia--the infamous 1977 raid on Truxx bar in Montreal--were defining elements in his life. As an adult, he fought tenaciously for the French language and for lesbian and gay rights, marching, writing, and speaking with an infectious enthusiasm and dynamic energy. Courte's first involvement with political activism was with the Association pour les Droits des Gais du Quebec where he gained experience as a writer for its paper, Le Berdache. In 1982 he moved to the new monthly, Sortie, which he soon edited. An early champion of AIDS awareness in Quebec, he wrote numerous articles on this issue for Sortie and RG, and also appeared frequently on radio and television. A recognized expert in language and education, Courte taught English as a second language in Quebec and worked for the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education in Toronto from 1986. Here he focused on AIDS, education, and rights for Franco-Ontarians. He wrote frequently for educational and francophone journals, penned a column for Sortie until it folded and then for Xtra!. As his health began to decline, Courte seemed to pick up speed. In 1988 he created a francophone section within the new advocacy group, AIDS Action Now! and initiated the translation of its AIDS treatment data newsletter. He also started a French-language index of medical data relating to AIDS treatment, a resource unique in North America. He helped found a francophone AIDS support group in Toronto, organized safe-sex workshops, and was involved with nine AIDS conferences in six years. Bernard died of complications from AIDS in Toronto on 19 October 1991. (2003 Induction Statement) Militant gai, animateur et écrivain, Bernard Courte a grandi à Weir (Québec) où on il se faisait dire " Speak White ". Il a appris l'anglais par nécessité. Cette expérience et celle de l'homophobie - la descente au bar Truxx de Montréal en 1977, de triste mémoire - ont joué un rôle clé dans sa vie. En tant qu'adulte, il a farouchement lutté pour le français et pour les droits des gais et lesbiennes. Il a marché dans des défilés, a écrit et a parlé avec un enthousiasme et un dynamisme contagieux. Le premier engagement politique de Bernard Courte s'est fait au sein de l'Association pour les droits des gais du Québec, où il a acquis une expérience en écrivant pour le journal Le Berdache. En 1982, il est passé au nouveau mensuel Sortie et en est vite devenu le rédacteur. Un as de la première heure pour la sensibilisation au sida, il a écrit nombre d'articles sur cette question pourSortie et RG, et est souvent passé à la radio et à la télévision. Expert reconnu en langue et en éducation, Bernard Courte a enseigné l'anglais langue seconde au Québec et a travaillé à l'Institut d'études pédagogiques de l'Ontario, à Toronto à partir de 1986. Il a alors dirigé ses énergies vers le sida, l'éducation et les droits des Franco-Ontariens. Il a fourni nombre d'articles à des publications éducatives et francophones, a signé une chronique dansSortie jusqu'à sa fin, puis dans Xtra! Plus sa santé périclitait, plus il mettait les bouchées doubles. En 1988 il a créé une section francophone au sein du nouveau groupe de revendication, AIDS Action Now! et a commencé à traduire son bulletin sur le traitement du sida. Il a aussi entrepris de créer un index de langue française des données médicales sur le traitement du sida (une ressource unique en Amérique du Nord). Il a contribué à la fondation d'un groupe d'appui francophone aux gens atteints du sida à Toronto, il a organisé des ateliers sur le sécurisexe et il a été actif dans neuf conférences sur le sida en six ans. Bernard est décédé à Toronto le 19 octobre 1991, des suites du sida. (2003 Déclaration d’Induction) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Bruce Jones Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2003 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Medium: watercolour Dimensions: 31 x 20 cm (W x H) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 140 https://digitalexhibitions.arquives.ca/files/original/7da977951801a11d3805788ad73477b1.jpg b6a5546e8094e6894a7bd4f4459bfd0e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Harold Desmarais (1944- ) Description An account of the resource Harold Desmarais has been an active community organizer in Ontario since 1970, taking a leading role in numerous organizations, starting with Windsor Gay Unity (1972 - 1980). He was one of the founders of the Coalition for Lesbian and Gay Rights in Ontario in 1975 (and their first paid employee in 1980) and started University of Windsor's Gay Students on Campus in 1978. Harold lives his life proudly and openly. In the early 1970's, he endured years of homophobic harassment at his job in an auto assembly plant in Windsor after speaking publicly about the discriminatory nature of Canada's immigration policy. In 1980 Harold moved to Toronto. For five years he was dedicated to eliminating the world of gay shame and guilt as Sister Atrociata von Tasteless - a member of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. Harold was also secretary for the Gay Community Dance Committee from 1982 - 1994, and served as Master of Ceremonies for Lesbian and Gay Pride Day from 1986 - 1989. He was active for almost 20 years in the Lesbian and Gay Community Appeal - fundraising, performing outreach, and selecting projects to be funded. He received the Appeal's prestigious Outstanding Community Achievement and the Outstanding Volunteer Service Awards. But his most memorable, and public, service to the Appeal was as one of the "fruits" featured in the Appeal's successful fundraising shows - "Fruit Cocktail". The Fruits became an icon for Toronto's burgeoning gay and lesbian community in the 1980's, and still attend Pride activities every June. The 1990's saw Harold involved as an active board member and volunteer for both the AIDS Committee of Toronto and the Toronto People With AIDS Foundation. He's helped other groups like the 519 Community Centre and the Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives with their fundraising and outreach efforts. With over 30 years of community organizing and political action under his belt, Harold richly deserves a place in the Archives National Portrait Collection. (2003 Induction Statement) Harold Desmarais est un organisateur communautaire en Ontario depuis 1970. Il a joué un rôle de leader au sein de plusieurs organismes, en commençant par Windsor Gay Unity (1972-1980). Il fut un des fondateurs de la Coalition ontarienne pour les droits des gais et des lesbiennes en 1975 (et son premier employé rémunéré en 1980); il a aussi lancé le groupe des étudiants gais sur le campus de l'Université de Windsor en 1978. Harold mène une vie ouverte avec fierté. Au début des années 1970, il a subi le harcèlement et l'homophobie au travail, sur la chaîne de montage des automobiles à Windsor, parce qu'il avait ouvertement dénoncé les politiques d'immigration discriminatoires du Canada. En 1980, Harold s'établit à Toronto. Pendant cinq ans il se voue à enrayer le climat de honte et de culpabilité en tant que Sœur Atrociata von Tasteless, une Religieuse de la Perpétuelle Indulgence. De 1982 à 1994, Harold est aussi secrétaire du comité des danses gaies communautaires et il agit comme maître de cérémonies de la Journée de fierté gaie et lesbienne, de 1986 à 1989. Pendant près de vingt ans, il est actif au sein du groupe Lesbian and Gay Community Appeal (LGCA) : campagne de financement, promotion et évaluation des projets à soutenir. LGCA lui a décerné deux prestigieuses récompenses : le Prix d'Engagement communautaire par excellence et le Prix de Bénévolat par excellence. Sa contribution la plus mémorable et publique au sein de LGCA fut en tant qu'un des « fruits » du spectacle-bénéfice Fruit Cocktail. Ces Fruits, devenus une icône de la communauté gaie et lesbienne en pleine effervescence durant les années 1980, participent encore aux festivités de la Fierté gaie en juin. Durant les années 1990, Harold est un bénévole engagé et un membre actif du conseil d'administration du AIDS Committee of Toronto et de la Toronto People With AIDS Foundation. Il appuie d'autres groupes tels que le centre communautaire The 519 et les Archives gaies et lesbiennes du Canada dans leurs efforts de financement et de rayonnement. Avec plus de trente ans d'organisation communautaire et d'action politique à son actif, Harold mérite une place de choix dans la Galerie nationale de portraits des Archives. (2003 Déclaration d’Induction) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Gail Kenney Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2003 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Medium: colour photograph Dimensions: 29 x 19 cm (W x H) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 131 https://digitalexhibitions.arquives.ca/files/original/5d58407c008abfffb8561a01696ee484.jpg b8f0d39937fae70d2e7666c1aa119adc Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource C.M. Donald (1950- ) Description An account of the resource Struck by a bolt from the blue when she was 11 in the form of a ginger-haired girl in her class in Chesterfield - she was in love. A process which has brought much pleasure since and more hard work than she anticipated. The struggle to know and not to know at the same time, then to put the unthinkable into words, left her with the strong feeling that no youngster should have to pick or hack their way through this thicket ever again. In England, she worked with Cambridge Women’s Liberation, the counselling organization Friend, and a variety of gay and women’s groups. She initiated the Cambridge Lesbian Line and was on the national executive of the Campaign for Homosexual Equality. Falling in love yet again, she came to Canada in 1980 and has worked with the Coalition for Lesbian and Gay Rights in Ontario (CLGRO) ever since. She also volunteered with the Toronto Lesbian Phone Line and assorted other groups and worked at York U with the status of women, employment equity, and the women’s studies library. She has published two books of poems and various articles. What keeps her going: the strong feeling, undiminished, that things have got to change. What makes it possible: women. (2005 Induction Statement) À l’âge de 11 ans, elle est frappée par un éclair qui prend la forme d’une écolière dans son école de Chesterfield. Elle n’a pas de paratonnerre; elle devient amoureuse. Depuis, il y a eu beaucoup de satisfaction… et de dur travail. La lutte pour savoir et, en même temps, ne pas savoir. Puis mettre des mots sur l’impensable. Voilà une expérience concluante : aucun jeune ne devrait avoir à subir ce genre de vacuum. En Angleterre, elle travaille avec Cambridge Women’s Liberation, l’organisme de counselling Friend et une variété de groupes gais et féministes. Elle crée Cambridge Lesbian Line et siège au comité exécutif de Campaign for Homosexual Equality. Elle devient de nouveau amoureuse et déménage au Canada en 1980. Elle n’a jamais cessé de militer au sein de la Coalition pour les droits des gais et des lesbiennes de l’Ontario. Elle fait du bénévolat auprès de Toronto Lesbian Line et de groupes semblables. À l’Université York, elle travaille pour le statut de la femme, l’équité en emploi et la bibliothèque des études féminines. Elle a publié deux recueils de poésie et divers articles. Son carburant demeure un profond sentiment, toujours entier, que les choses doivent changer. Et qu'est-ce qui rend cela possible? Les femmes. (2005 Déclaration d’Induction) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Gail Kenney Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2005 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Medium: archival quality colour print Dimensions: 20 x 28 cm (W x H) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 087/01 https://digitalexhibitions.arquives.ca/files/original/ca06a77f3954690330c4ca23956c3dcd.jpg 667e64135ac6edddbe171628e2fda150 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Michelle D. Douglas (1963- ) Description An account of the resource Michelle Douglas never imagined herself as an activist, yet that was exactly what she became after being fired by the Canadian Armed Forces in 1989 for being a lesbian. Michelle joined the military in 1986 and, by all accounts, was at the beginning of a stellar career when she came under intense investigation by the military police who suspected her of being a lesbian. After being fired by the military, Michelle launched a landmark legal challenge against the Canadian Armed Forces that resulted in an end to the military's discriminatory policies against gays and lesbians. Since that time Michelle has been dedicated much of her time fighting for the equal and just treatment of gays and lesbians. She is the President of the Foundation for Equal Families, a community organization that intervenes in legal challenges dealing with same-sex relationships and gay rights. She has spoken extensively in Canada and the United States on the topic of gay and lesbians rights and has appeared on such programs as CanadaAM and The QFiles. Michelle also regularly volunteers as a host and interviewer on CIUT's Gaywire and is a member of the Advisory Board of the Sexual Diversity Studies Program at the University of Toronto. Michelle has been honoured for her activism by the Metropolitan Community Church of Toronto and is included in "Who's Who of Canadian Women". Michelle resides in Toronto with her partner, Irshad Manji, where they happily live a frenetic pace and are proud to report that they do not have any cats. (1999 Induction Statement) Soldate renvoyée parce que lesbienne, elle intente une poursuite et gagne; présidente de la Fondation des Familles Égales. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Laura Spaldin Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1999 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Medium: archival quality black and white photographic print Dimensions: 25.5 x 33 cm (W x H) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 076 https://digitalexhibitions.arquives.ca/files/original/1e9e7ff9e2a5c8e840893d59e33befd4.jpg d1f3af52f34118663f63cd9f992f182e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource John Duggan (1949- ) Description An account of the resource John Duggan grew up on an Ontario farm, moved to Ottawa in 1970 and became involved in Gays of Ottawa (GO) in 1974. At GO, John worked tirelessly on the peer-counselling, public education, and political action committees; wrote for GO’s newspaper ( GO Info); helped develop a cable TV show, and organized social activities. In 1979 and 1980, John served as GO’s President and was active in GO’s participation in the Coalition for Lesbian and Gay Rights in Ontario (CLGRO) and in GO’s role as coordinating office of the Canadian Lesbian and Gay Rights Coalition (CLGRC). Over a ten year period, John’s significant contribution to GO’s policies and debates made it one of the most influential voices in the country. He was instrumental in creating effective media strategies to advance our struggle for rights, to reach individual lesbians and gay men, and to promote the concept of lesbians and gay men as a minority community. John’s very public profile greatly contributed to GO’s high credibility. After a fire destroyed GO’s offices in 1979, John spearheaded the drive to establish a community centre. It opened in 1980 and allowed for increased community events, social activities and activism. In 1982, with partial funding from the City of Ottawa, John became the first full-time employee of a gay and lesbian organization in Canada. For the next two years, John did some of his most valuable organizational work, including the early planning and development of a strategic response to AIDS. John helped create Ottawa’s first gay registered charity, Pink Triangle Services (PTS). With the creation of PTS, GO’s educational and social services became a separate entity and eventually the GLBT organization that continues to provide services to this day. John was also a founding member of Ottawa’s Abiwin Housing Co-op, one of the first co-ops to provide safe housing for lesbians and gay men. John Duggan was, undoubtedly, one of the most influential individuals in the early gay liberation movement in Canada. As John himself says: “For ten years, my life revolved around gay liberation. It was intense and totally exhausting, but very exciting and enriching.” (2005 Induction Statement) John Duggan grandit sur une ferme en Ontario, s’installe à Ottawa en 1970 et s’engage auprès des Gais de l’Outaouais (GO) en 1974. Il se dévoue au niveau du counselling, de l’éducation populaire et de l’action politique; il écrit pour le GO Info, contribue au développement d’une émission de télévision communautaire et organise des activités sociales. Président de GO en 1979 et 1980, John joue un rôle clé dans la participation de GO à la Coalition pour les droits des gais et des lesbiennes de l’Ontario et dans le travail de coordination que GO assume au sein de la Coalition nationale pour les droits des gais et des lesbiennes. Si GO est devenu une voix influente au pays pendant une période de dix ans, c’est en partie grâce à la contribution de John aux politiques et débats de l’organisme. Excellant dans l’art des stratégies de communication, il a fait avancer la lutte pour nos droits, a rejoint individuellement les gais et lesbiennes, et a promu le concept des gais et lesbiennes formant une communauté minoritaire. L’engagement public de John a largement contribué à l’immense crédibilité de GO. Un incendie détruit les bureaux de GO en 1979 et John mène alors une campagne pour créer un centre communautaire, ouvert en 1980. Cela accroît les événements communautaires, les activités sociales et le militantisme. En 1982, avec un appui financier partiel de la Ville d’Ottawa, John devient le premier employé à temps plein d’un organisme gai au Canada. Puis, pendant deux ans, il accomplit un remarquable travail organisationnel qui inclut la planification et la mise en œuvre d’une réponse stratégique au sida. John aide à mettre sur pied le premier organisme gai de charité, Services du triangle rose (STR). Ce faisant, les services sociaux et éducatifs de GO forment une entité distincte et STR devient l’organe GLBT offrant encore de nos jours des services. John est membre fondateur d’Abiwin Housing Co-op, une des premières coopératives à offrir un logement sécuritaire aux gais et lesbiennes. Sans l’ombre d’un doute, John Duggan demeure un des individus les plus marquants du mouvement initial de libération homosexuelle au Canada. Comme il le dit lui-même : « Pendant dix ans, la libération gaie a été le centre de ma vie. C’était intense et exténuant, mais très excitant et enrichissant. » (2005 Déclaration d’Induction) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Evergon Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Medium: black and white photograph https://digitalexhibitions.arquives.ca/files/original/39acc3e9bbf3ec0e580c2339883b5a49.jpg 53565e4cfb68882dc38561032dd1da97 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Sara Ellen Dunlop (1936-1978) Description An account of the resource Sara Ellen Dunlop, beloved Toronto lesbian, singer and personality, died of cancer in February 1978. A true force in women's music, she was a founder of the original Mama Quilla band. During the 1960's, Sara was a co-creator and co-owner of the Music Room, one of Toronto's first lesbian and gay clubs. For the members of our community, the Music Room became a focal gathering place before any had dared to dream of gay pride or gay liberation. She was very protective, and put her body on the line by blocking the entrance to gay and lesbian bashers; on one occasion, she fought a gang of motorcycle hoods who tried to trash the club. She was an early fighter for civil rights, an organizer, an entertainer and a fundraiser. For many of us, she was our first role model. (2001 Induction Statement) Lesbienne, chanteuse, personnalité, propriétaire de Music Room, un des premiers clubs gais et lesbiens de Toronto durant les années 1960. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ingrid Vellekoop Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2001 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Medium: pastel on board Dimensions: 30 x 37 cm (W x H) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 085 https://digitalexhibitions.arquives.ca/files/original/833196565d9575d7a1096e55e48a718f.jpg 6084669dad86f785a4990819aef9d242 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James (Jim) Egan (1921-2000) Description An account of the resource Jim Egan is one of the heroes in the struggle for gay and lesbian rights in Canada. Starting in 1949, he began to publicly challenge the view that homosexuality was an illness or worse. In those early years, Jim was a lone voice demanding equality for gays and lesbians, greater public education about homosexuality, law reform and an end to discrimination. Today Jim Egan is perhaps best known for his nearly fifty-year relationship with Jack Nesbit and for their 1995 Supreme Court challenge, in which they used the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms to challenge the discriminatory exclusion of same-sex couples from pension benefits under the Old Age Security Act. While it did not grant same-sex spousal recognition, the Supreme Court added sexual orientation as a prohibited grounds for discrimination under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The story of their lives and relationship was the subject of Jim Loves Jack: The James Egan Story, a film by David Adkin. As Jim reflected on the communities' recent successes at the opening of 25 Lives, he warned us to beware of complacency, saying: "as equality rights move ever closer to becoming a reality, the opposition becomes ever more hateful." (1998 Induction Statement) Pionnier dans la lutte pour les droits des gais et lesbiennes au Canada, militant depuis 1949, connu pour sa relation quasi cinquantenaire avec Jack Nesbit et pour leur cause en Cour suprême du Canada, en 1995, où la Charte canadienne des droits et libertés fut utilsée pour dénoncer l’exclusion discriminatoire des couples de même sexe privés des bénéfices de pension en vertu de la Loi de la sécurité de la vieillesse. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Andrew McPhail Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1998 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Medium: pencil on mylar Dimensions: 27 x 42 cm (W x H) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 151 https://digitalexhibitions.arquives.ca/files/original/30102fd9434ff4f3437305b48a6e0f7d.jpg 144701f6d99d888720dab21f00ecc265 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Gloria Eshkibok (1961- ) Description An account of the resource Born and raised on Wikwemikong Unceded Territory, Manitoulin Island, Gloria Eshkibok is a Two-Spirited actor, singer, and community activist. Her theatre credits include acting in Billy Merasty's Fireweed, Alanis Odjig's Manitoulin Incident, Audrey Butler'sMedusa Rising, and Tomson Highway's The Rez Sisters and Dry Lips Oughtta Move to Kapuskasing. Film appearances include Dance Me Outside, Promise the Moon, and Janis Cole and Holly Dale's Dangerous Offender. She is the lead vocalist of the Unceded Band, and sings with the Sweetgrass City Singers. Currently she is engaged in an innovative interpretation of Eugene O'Neill's play The Hairy Apeat Theatre Passe Muraille (Toronto). As Gloria says, "The elders say that the circle is incomplete without the Two-Spirited community!" (1998 Induction Statement) Comédienne, chanteuse et artiste communautaire bi-spirituelle. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Millie Knapp Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1998 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Medium: colour photograph Dimensions: 21 x 33 cm (W x H) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 165 https://digitalexhibitions.arquives.ca/files/original/d8fd9dbfd49474b32d33bc6cd00a4a6d.jpg 147471aba7f8cccba3bd8a1e5fcaa07c Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lynne Fernie (1946- ) Description An account of the resource Lynne Fernie is a widely respected film-maker, multi-disciplinary artist and cultural activist. A prolific cultural producer, Lynne is best known for her films, which include the much-loved lesbian classic Forbidden Love: The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives with Aerlyn Weissman, a film which won numerous awards and has been broadcast internationally. The two also collaborated on the award-winning Fiction and Other Truths: A Film About Jane Rule. Lynne was a founding collective member of Fireweed: A Feminist Quarterlyand co-editor of Lesbiantics, the first lesbian issue in 1982. She also curated Sight Specific at A Space Gallery (Toronto) in 1987, a group exhibition of lesbian visual art. Lynne is currently working on a new film for elementary school children. (1998 Induction Statement) Cinéaste, artiste multidisciplinaire et militante culturelle surtout connue pour ses films qui incluent le classique lesbian acclamé, Forbidden Love: The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rafy Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1998 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Medium: black and white photograph Dimensions: 11.5 x 17 cm (W x H) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 161 https://digitalexhibitions.arquives.ca/files/original/57f5ab7775bb39cb121b23e0f65632c5.jpg 3753b9676811fd43b75b0aac13ac063e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource John Fisher (1966- ) Description An account of the resource John Fisher is Executive Director of EGALE (Equality for Gays and Lesbians Everywhere). John holds the degrees of B.A., LL.B. (Hons) (Auck.) and LL.M. (Queen's), where he wrote his thesis on lesbian and gay rights under international law. He also teaches a course at the University of Ottawa on Lesbian and Gay Legal Issues, and a course at the University of Carleton on Lesbian and Gay Issues under the Canadian Charter of Rights. In his work with EGALE, he has travelled by plane, train, bus and car to every province and territory of Canada to build a national action presence for lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgendered people. John has testified before numerous Parliamentary and Senate Committees, most recently before the House of Commons and Senate on Bill C-23, the federal omnibus legislation to recognize same-sex relationships. John has been called by the Canadian Human Rights Commission to testify as a witness on same-sex equality rights, and has co-presented on lesbian and gay issues at education workshops organized by the National Judicial Institute for Ontario Court judges. He has presented at numerous workshops and conferences on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered equality rights. John Fisher was Grand Marshall of the Toronto Pride Parade in 1998 and has represented EGALE at a number of international human rights conferences, including speaking before the plenary assembly of the United Nations World Conference on Human Rights in Vienna. He was presented with a "Heroes Award" by the Metropolitan Community Church of Toronto in 1996, was named "Gay Activist of the Year" by Capital Xtra in 2000. "The power to make a difference lies in no-one's hands but our own. The time has come for lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgendered people to take our place in Canadian society, fully recognized as the equals we are." (John Fisher, Ottawa, 2000 Induction Statement) Directeur général d’Égale (Equality for Gays and Lesbians Everywhere); récipiendaire du mérite héroïque de L’Église métropolitaine communautaire en 1996 et du titre <<Militant gai de l’année>> accordé par Capital Xtra en 2000. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Dave Smith Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2000 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Medium: black and white photographic print Dimensions: 24.5 x 32 cm (W x H) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 069